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Academic Writing I: Paragraphs to Essays
EPY204 — Core — Semester 2
EPY204 — Core — Semester 2
Takes learners from well-built paragraphs to short essays: topic sentences, developing and supporting ideas, cohesion and linking, essay structure, describing simple data, and first steps in paraphrasing sources.
To enable learners to write clear, organised short essays in an academic style.
| Week | Topic & Activity |
|---|---|
| 2 | Strong paragraphs Write paragraphs with clear topic sentences and support. Writing clinic: Paragraph building. |
| 5 | Cohesion Link sentences and paragraphs logically. Task: Editing for flow. |
| 8 | Essay structure Plan and write a short five-paragraph essay. Writing clinic: Essay outlines. |
| 11 | Describing data Describe trends in a simple chart or table. Task: Writing about data. |
| Final exam week | End-of-module assessment Timed short essay and portfolio submission. Portfolio review with your tutor. |
Continuous assessment: weekly class tasks and a learning portfolio, a midterm progress check during the teaching weeks and an end-of-module assessment in the final exam week (a written task and, where relevant, a speaking assessment). Results are reported as Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the CEFR level reached in each skill.